Sealing stealth 14 hatches - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

tomahawk · 04-07-2013, 04:57 PM

Looking for some advice/recommendations. I took the hose to the Kayak today and all the hatches leak. The rear hatch appears to be leaking in the hatch itself. The frame of the hatch it not flat it bows about .07 to .1 inches between the corners on all edges. Because the latches are in the corners there is little to no compression on the gasket in the mid spans. I am thinking I need to remove the frame and re-install it with goop while shimming it flat. Both side hatches leak, the compartment seems to leak between the kayak and frame. The other hatch seems to leak between the door and frame. Has any one had any success fixing these?

04-07-2013, 04:57 PM	#7
tomahawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 109	Looking for some advice/recommendations. I took the hose to the Kayak today and all the hatches leak. The rear hatch appears to be leaking in the hatch itself. The frame of the hatch it not flat it bows about .07 to .1 inches between the corners on all edges. Because the latches are in the corners there is little to no compression on the gasket in the mid spans. I am thinking I need to remove the frame and re-install it with goop while shimming it flat. Both side hatches leak, the compartment seems to leak between the kayak and frame. The other hatch seems to leak between the door and frame. Has any one had any success fixing these?